abysmo: James Massiah (live) + Yor Hill (live)

James Massiah, a poet and musician from south London, presents his live rap show for the first time in Barcelona, alongside Yor Hill, the new project of Xian Mouriño, at LAUT.

James Massiah works with poetry, writing and visual media to address sexuality, mortality and hedonism. He began rapping in the mid-2010s, when Dean Blunt brought him in as a road rapper for his project Babyfather. Together they released the mixtape BBF in 2016, presented by DJ Escrow, and later, with the Jordanian producer DJ Gawad, a short EP. In 2025 he released Bounty Law, his solo mixtape, with productions by Cold, Cajm and Poor 3o_Theo.

In London he hosts the poetry night Adult Entertainment, where he invites writers of all levels to read about their everyday lives, love and work. He has collaborated with NTS Radio, Tate Modern, the ICA, Vogue, Dazed and Boiler Room, among others.

Yor Hill is the new project of musician and visual artist Xian Mouriño. Its proposal grows out of electronic music and avant-garde movements to approach a more experimental hip hop, with a warm, tropical and highly rhythmic atmosphere and an immersive, psychedelic aesthetic.